Curated OER
Introduction to Keith Haring
Students experience a dance club-like environment one would find in Haring's 1980's. They dress in 80's clothes and learn break dancing moves. They relate the experience to Haring's artwork and explain his influences.
Curated OER
Water Cycle Walk
Fifth graders explore the water cycle. Students walk in a circle as a song plays. When the song stops, 5th graders answer questions about the picture on which they are standing. In groups, students draw pictures of the water cycle.
Curated OER
Only If by Enya
In this song lesson worksheet, students learn about the song Only If by Enya. They learn about the song background, as well as the grammar and vocabulary of the song.
Curated OER
Single Lindy Mixer
Students learn and practice the Single Lindy dance steps with a variety of partners in a sociable and fun atmosphere. They dance with other partners and feel a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Curated OER
DYNAMICS IN CONCEPT AND IN ACTION
Students perform grade appropriate literature utilizing the specified dynamic indications and respond accurately to the cues of the director.
Curated OER
Orbit an Artificial Satellite
Students construct an artificial satellite from random materials. They demonstrate the principle of an orbit. Students are divided into small groups. Each group creates a model of an artificial satellite in orbit.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Note Duration
A fabulous resource for beginners in music theory! Gives examples and explanations of the sixteenth note, eighth note, quarter note, half note, and whole note. The last page on this site provides a chart showing the relationship of each...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Line Notes and Space Notes
This instructional activity will help students determine whether the notes on a staff appear on a line or on a space. Students also will recognize how many lines and spaces are on a staff.
Other
The Basics of Reading Music
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Learning to Reading Musical Notes
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will learn to recognize lines, spaces, and notes on the treble clef staff. It contains interactive pages, 2 hand-bell songs, and a hand-bell video clip.
Music Theory
Music Theory: The Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines
Use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to move through the statements about musical staffs, clefs, and ledger lines, and see them demonstrated on the lines above the text.
Other
Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
Music Theory
Music theory.net
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
Other
Piano Music Sight Reading Practice
Actually this clever site drills pianists on note names and note placement on the keyboard. Kids can access this site at home for practice. Both treble and bass clef are used.
Music Theory
Music thoery.net: Measures and Time Signatures
A fabulous resource for beginners! Gives examples and explanations of measures and time signatures. Simple illustrations and explanations make this animated site easy to follow.